ABOUT ROB GOLDMAN

I am an interdisciplinary artist, educator, speaker and author whose work synthesizes aspects of art, education and social action. I am an internationally published photographer and author of Shooting From The Heart: Creating Passion and Purpose in Your Life and Work.

I have developed a variety of personal and professional development programs for people who are ready to express their passion and their creativity in their lives and their careers. My classes, workshops and seminars are offered internationally and designed specifically for the education, business and art communities. I have collaborated with museums, colleges, schools and organizations on a wide variety of community-based art projects that focus on various social issues, most notably transformative education.

My photographs have been celebrated in gallery exhibitions and national magazines including Cosmopolitan, Time, Brides and Mademoiselle, and have appeared in ads for Club Med, Microsoft, AT&T, Marriott and Seagrams to name a few. I am the founder and director of the Center for Creative Development in Huntington, New York, the organization that created Just Like Me and the “I matter” project, both progressive youth empowerment and leadership programs.I am currently an adjunct professor at Suffolk County Community College in Brentwood, New York and have served on the advisory board of their Photographic Imaging Program.